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| company_name = CC Automotive Ltd. |
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| company_logo = [[Image:Carcraft.jpg|300px|centre|Carcraft Logo|]] |
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| location = [[Rochdale]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] |
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| foundation = 1951 |
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| founder = Frank McKee |
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| industry = [[Automotive]] |
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| products = Used Cars<br>Car Finance |
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| homepage = [http://www.carcraft.co.uk/ www.carcraft.co.uk] |
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'''Carcraft''' is an independent group of [[used car]] [[hypermarkets]] established in 1951 in [[Rochdale]], [[Greater Manchester]], [[England]]. Carcraft was founded by Frank McKee and was bought out by Noel and Darren McKee, his sons, in a £50 million deal backed by the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]]'s Development Capital arm. |
'''Carcraft''' is an independent group of [[used car]] [[hypermarkets]] established in 1951 in [[Rochdale]], [[Greater Manchester]], [[England]]. Carcraft was founded by Frank McKee and was bought out by Noel and Darren McKee, his sons, in a £50 million deal backed by the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]]'s Development Capital arm. |
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In 1998 Carcraft paid £10 million for a car supermarket from |
In 1998 Carcraft paid £10 million for a car supermarket from Car Group while Car Group was in receivership. |
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In December 2005 Carcraft became the first independent second-hand vehicle retailer <ref>{{cite web | title = 100 Jobs at car dealer | work = All-in-One Leasing |
In December 2005 Carcraft became the first independent second-hand vehicle retailer <ref>{{cite web | title = 100 Jobs at car dealer | work = All-in-One Leasing |
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Carcraft is a part of UK Car Group** which is wholly owned by Noel and Darren McKee. |
Carcraft is a part of UK Car Group** which is wholly owned by Noel and Darren McKee. |
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Other parts of the group include |
Other parts of the group include |
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webuyanycar.com (Online and selected showrooms), |
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switchcar.co.uk (Online and Rochdale only), |
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*carland.com, |
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*[http://www.carcraftmotorstores.co.uk/ Carcraft Motorstores], |
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carland.com - Basically all sites around London, |
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*[http://www.carcraft.co.uk/service-centres Carcraft Service Centres] |
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Carcraft Motorstore, |
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Carcraft Repair Centres (Wednesbury and Rochdale only) |
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== Criticism == |
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Carcraft has come under frequent criticism for a wide range of alleged questionable business practices, including irresponsible lending, poor customer aftercare and providing misleading and, occasionally, outright false information regarding their vehicles<ref>http://www.mycarcraftexperience.co.uk/</ref><ref>http://www.blagger.com/db4/company_id/417/companyname/Carcraft.html</ref>. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.carcraft.co.uk |
*[http://www.carcraft.co.uk/ Carcraft] |
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*[http://www.linkedin.com/company/carcraft Carcraft Linkedin Company Profile] |
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*[http://www.ukcargroup.com/ UK Car Group] |
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Revision as of 12:44, 11 November 2010
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| Industry | Automotive |
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| Founded | 1951 |
| Founder | Frank McKee |
| Headquarters | Rochdale, UK |
| Products | Used Cars Car Finance |
| Website | www.carcraft.co.uk |
Carcraft is an independent group of used car hypermarkets established in 1951 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Carcraft was founded by Frank McKee and was bought out by Noel and Darren McKee, his sons, in a £50 million deal backed by the Royal Bank of Scotland's Development Capital arm.
In 1998 Carcraft paid £10 million for a car supermarket from Car Group while Car Group was in receivership.
In December 2005 Carcraft became the first independent second-hand vehicle retailer [1] to create and found a contract hire car company.
UK Car Group
Carcraft is a part of UK Car Group** which is wholly owned by Noel and Darren McKee. Other parts of the group include
- Carcraft
- CC Trade Sales,
- All in One Leasing,
- carland.com,
- Carcraft Motorstores,
- Ucan Car Credit (Now Defunct) and
- Carcraft Service Centres
References
- ^ "100 Jobs at car dealer". All-in-One Leasing. Manchester Evening News. 2005. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
External links
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